[realmusicians] a little trick for vista and win7 users
- From: Chris Belle <cb1963@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "realmusicians-freelists.org" <realmusicians@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 07 Jan 2010 23:38:18 -0600
Who wants to navigate through tons of menus and links to find the
various settings
and cool features in Windows 7? Because it's so different than
Windows XP, many users
get lost when trying to find settings that used to exist in the Control Pannel.
"GodMode", a term devised by the Microsoft development team, which
provides a single
place to access all Windows settings without needing to browse
options and folders
in the Control Panel may be an easier way for blind and visually
impaired users to
find what they need more quickly.
To use it:
Create a new folder in a convenient place like the Desktop.
Rename the folder to GodMode.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C}
(note that you
can change the "GodMode" text, but the following period and code
number are essential).
The folder icon will change, double click it to show the GodMode window.
The trick appears to work on both the 32 and 64-bit versions of
Windows 7. Vista
32-bit and Windows Server 2008 32-bit should also work. However, it
is known to crash
64-bit versions of Vista, you may need to boot in safe mode or to the
command line
to delete the folder.
Article Source:
http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2010/01/05/windows-7-god-mode/
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